Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit जन्मन् (janman, being; birth; existence; origin; production; etc); probably via Old Khmer janma (existence; life; lifespan).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicชนม์
d͡ʑ n m ʻ
Phonemic
ชน
d͡ʑ n
RomanizationPaiboonchon
Royal Institutechon
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰon˧/(R)
Homophonesชน
ชล

Noun edit

ชนม์ (chon)

  1. (elegant) age; life; lifespan.

Derived terms edit